The Toronto Humane Society
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119259513RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($14,792,744) as filed with the CRA.
The Toronto Humane Society is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18.7M in revenue and $14.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 73 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.8M.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 133 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Our ongoing programs include Shelter Care Animal Transport Foster Care Public Veterinary Services Public Support Animal Training Urgent Care and Advocacy. These programs form the foundation of our services providing essential support to animals in need and the community at large. Mission: Our mission is to be a leader in animal welfare working for a compassionate society where all animals are respected and valued.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.7M | $14.8M | $9.1M | $2.5M | — | $12.3M |
| 2023 | $14.1M | $15M | $9.6M | $1.6M | — | $8.4M |
| 2022 | $12.6M | $14.4M | $11.2M | $2.1M | $0 | $9.4M |
| 2021 | $13.8M | $13.9M | $10.3M | $2M | — | $11.6M |
| 2020 | $14.2M | $13.6M | $10.7M | $1.7M | $0 | $11.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.8M from 73 charities:
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$304K
- Petsmart Charities of Canada$250K
- Canadahelps Canadon$203K
- Canadahelps Canadon$203K
- BenefAction Foundation$83K
- La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso$75K
- The H. John McDonald Foundation$55K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$50K
- The H. John McDonald Foundation$40K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$35K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$34K
- Toronto Foundation$33K
- Walker Wood Foundation$30K
- The Taylor Family Foundation$25K
- The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation$25K
- The Shawana Foundation$25K
- Thistledown Foundation$25K
- Donald Bainbridge Family Foundation$25K
- Locking Arms Foundation$20K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$20K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$18K
- James Raymond Cowling Foundation$18K
- Aqueduct Foundation$18K
- Airlie Foundation$15K
- The David J.D. Harris Foundation$12K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9996 positions
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions133
- Total compensation, all staff$9.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Toronto Humane Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119259513RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.